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A BSD For Your PHB

Posted by michael on from the XYZPDQ dept.

Kelly McNeill writes "The reaction one gets when attempting to get a manager in a corporate environment to consider an alternate operating system can sometimes be likened to a typical dilbert comic strip. Joseph Mallett contributed the following editorial to osOpinion/osViews which suggests that if you present the case properly, your pointy haired boss will make the right decision when choosing a Unix operating system to run the business."

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  1. steathly FBSD pitch by kace · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why does this article keep saying, in effect, that OpenBSD is almost as good as FreeBSD? It took a little while for it to sink in, but now I get it.

    The pointy-haired middle manager is never going to take your suggestion. But, if you forward him that article and tell him you want to use OpenBSD, he might just get brave and say, "what about FreeBSD?" -- then it will be his idea and you're in!!

    K.C.

  2. Re: . . the hell? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    My boss makes purchasing decisions based on the number of free polo shirts and golf balls.